Silver River Museum & Environmental Education Center — Attraction in Ocala

I took my trip here on 4-06-2019! Before I was on the outskirts coming from the Sinkhole Trails,but I finally got to see the wonders the Silver River Museum.Robert Frank's the Silver River Museum,and Gift Shop Curator was both friendly,and helpful!The gift shop has arrowhead necklaces, postcards,water bottles,cute stuffed animals of alligators, possums, racoons, bears,and other stuffed animals!It has some books, pictures,and walking canes! Did I leave anything out?Smiles!Some,are more of the exhibits are Florida Indians,and Trade!Food Webs,and Chains! Florida Black Bear!Timucuan Indians and the Arrival of the Europeans!Touch Table!Okay to Touch Do Not Remove! Movie Making at Silver Springs!Marion County History! African American History in Marion County! Florida Cowhunters! Logging and Turpentine! Picture of Ocklawaha River! Florida Civil War Reconstruction! Seminole Wars! Spanish Explorers!So much history! Fascinating!I enjoyed how they...

We've spent literal hours here both times we've visited, and we could easily have spent hours more. This museum is packed with exhibits, detailing the history of the region all the way back to before the Ice Age, with a significant emphasis on how Indigenous peoples shaped not just this area, but the world. It's also super affordable, and the gift shop starts at under a dollar, which is great if you have young kids. It's cash only, but admission is $2/person over age 5. We like to pack a lunch in a cooler with ice, tour the museum for an hour or two, break for a picnic lunch, and then return to the exhibits. We highly recommend the scavenger hunts for both kids and adults! This has become one of our favorite...

The Silver River Museum is on the Silver Springs State Park property. We rented a cabin there for a vacation and went the museum and it was wonderful! The recreated cracker town is very authentic and the staff was extremely friendly to us, including our 3 y/o daughter. She got to grind corn and pump water for the garden as well as learn about what life was like a long time ago. She probably would have appreciated it more if she was older but the staff was very forgiving of her being distracted.

The inside of the museum was very educational and was geared toward children as well. There is even a touch area where the kids can touch artifacts.

The cost for the museum is a $2 donation which we...